Good afternoon! What a treat we have for you on this sunny day as the Premier League's only two remaining perfect teams go head to head at Anfield, with Liverpool hosting Arsenal!

Both teams have looked dangerous going forward but far from perfect at the back so far this term, so we should expect goals galore today - something this fixture usually guarantees anyway. At least one of the 100% records must end today, but whose will it be?

Kickoff is just five minutes away, so let's have a look at the team news first and foremost...

Pepe manages to get past Van Dijk before racing forward, but he then leaves the ball behind and Robertson gets a foot in. It's not often you get past Van Dijk so you need to make the most of it when it does happen!

Liverpool's full-backs may get a lot of joy if the early stages are anything to go by. Arsenal are playing a narrow diamond in midfield so Robertson and Alexander-Arnold have acres of space down the wings.

CHANCE! Half a chance for Liverpool as Wijnaldum tries to make something of a poor Alexander-Arnold corner, with his flicks still falling kindly for himself only to then snatch at a second effort and slice it well off target.

CLOSE! Arsenal almost take the lead completely against the run of play through another mistake from Adrian. Aubameyang tries to put the ball through to Pepe, but Van Dijk has it under control before Adrian comes storming out of his goal. His clearance goes straight to Aubameyang, who tries to loft it into the empty net, but it drops just wide of the post.

That may be Arsenal's big hope today - waiting for Robertson and Alexander-Arnold to commit themselves and then leaving two against two up front. It is a risky strategy, but one which almost paid off then.

CHANCE! Big chance for Liverpool as Arsenal almost shoot themselves in the foot, with Ceballos playing the ball into his own area and giving it straight to Mane. The Liverpool striker has time to take a touch before getting his shot away, but Leno makes the save.

Liverpool again keep Arsenal pinned right back into their own third until the visitors hack it clear, although that also always has the danger of releasing Pepe. This is a finely-poised match - Liverpool are in control but both sides look dangerous.

We're approaching the half-hour mark now and the match has been played at a brilliant pace so far. Arsenal could do with some more prolonged possession having been chasing the ball most of this match so far.

This happened earlier today, by the way. FIFTY matches without being dribbled past - incredible...

50 - Nicolas Pepe has become the first player to successfully dribble past Virgil van Dijk in the Dutch defender's last 50 appearances in the Premier League, since Mikel Merino in March 2018 for Newcastle. Beaten. pic.twitter.com/B1oRZMciOB— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 24, 2019

CLOSE! Pepe has looked the most dangerous Arsenal player so far, and he almost gives them the lead here. It is a good move from the Gunners with Willock and Aubameyang both involved in working the ball to Pepe, who curls one a yard or so wide of the top corner from outside the area. That was not far away!

We have a VAR check for a potential red card - I suspect for an incident when Salah just went to ground inside the box from a cross. There didn't appear to be much in it at all, though, and confusion reigns inside Anfield.

CHANCE! Arsenal deal with the corner when it eventually does arrive and Pepe bursts forward on the counter to create a golden chance. He skips past Robertson to leave himself with only Adrian to beat, but he puts his finish straight at the Liverpool keeper! That should have been 1-0 to the Arsenal!

It isn't a criticism you can level at Alexander-Arnold too often, but his crossing has been a bit off today. He has had 10 crosses already - his joint-most ever in a Premier League game - but none of them have caused Arsenal huge problems so far.

The only goal of the game so far came via the rather unlikely route of Joel Matip, although it was no surprise to see it come from a cross into the box with Liverpool delivering 24 of those in that opening 45 minutes.

This time it came from a corner, which Matip attacked really well to power into the top corner while Arsenal's defenders were too busy trying to thwart Van Dijk's threat.

Arsenal have arguably created the game's best chances, though, and Liverpool have been fortunate not to be punished a couple of times on the break.

The very best opening for the visitors fell the way of Pepe, who led a quick break, skipped away from Robertson and then put his finish straight at Adrian when he only had the keeper to beat. Pepe has also flashed a fine effort narrowly wide of the top corner and drawn another save from Adrian, while Aubameyang has come close to taking advantage of a rash piece of goalkeeping from Adrian.

Arsenal will still feel as though there is something in this game for them, then, but Liverpool have also looked dangerous on a consistent basis and the full-backs in particular have seen plenty of the ball.

If the hosts can make more of that avenue then there are plenty more goals in this one for them.

GOAL! You won't see many better penalties than that! Leno goes the wrong way, but even if he had guessed the right way he had no chance of saving it as Salah puts it right into the top corner with power - a perfect penalty.

CHANCE! What a chance for Arsenal to pull one back immediately as he is played through by Pepe, suddenly finding himself with only the keeper to beat. However, he takes too long over his finish and Matip gets back to make a brilliant saving challenge. The flag stayed down, but VAR may have ruled it out for offside anyway.

CHANCE! Liverpool are all over Arsenal now! A low ball into the box causes problems and is only cleared as far as Alexander-Arnold, who takes his time before blasting a shot at goal which Sokratis throws himself in the way of.

Almost a chance for Arsenal to give themselves perhaps a glimmer of hope as Monreal gets up well inside the box and glances a header to the back post, where it hits Alexander-Arnold and goes behind for another corner.

Just 10 minutes left until Arsenal are put out of their misery. The visitors have tried their best today and things could have been different had Pepe taken that chance in the first half, but ultimately there has been a gulf in class between the two sides.

It's all over at Anfield and Liverpool are the last team standing with a 100% record after three games of the new Premier League season courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield.

It could have been different had Arsenal taken their chances in the first half, but Joel Matip's header just before half time and a Mo Salah brace after the interval took the game away from the Gunners.

Lucas Torreira did pull a goal back late on for Arsenal, but it was too little too late and Liverpool deserved a club-record equalling 12th successive top-flight win.

Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for today's late kickoff as Liverpool become the first home team to win in the Premier League today, moving three points clear at the top of the table in the process.

I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too.